Combination-necktie.



No. 722,633. PATENTED MAR. 10, 1903. L. & S. L. SAMTEB, & H. PINNER.

COMBINATION NEGKTIE.

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UNITED STATES LOUIS SAMTER, SAMUEL L. SAMTER, AND HENRY PINN ER, OF SANFRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINATION-NECKTIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 722,633, dated March10, 1903.

Application filed June 2'7, 1902. Serial No. 113,384. N model To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LOUIS SAMTER, SAM- UEL L. SAMTER, and HENRY PINNER,citizens.

of the United States, and residents of the city and county of SanFrancisco and State of California, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Combination-Neckties, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has for its object to provide an article of neckwear thatis convertible into a puff-scarf or Teck tie and in which the parts thatform one also go to produce the other style of tie; and the inventionconsists in certain novel construction and combination of neck-piece,loop, and scarf members, as hereinafter explained in the followingdescription, in which the accompanying drawings are referred to byletters.

Figure 1 is a front View representing our combination-tie arranged as ascarf. Fig. 2 represents the same converted into a Teck tie. Fig. 3shows the parts that go to make up the complete tie. Fig. 4 is a topView of the neck-piece and the loop. Fig. 5 is a modification in whichthe neck-piece is composed of a strap.

The parts comprising our improved tie are herein designated and referredto as the neck:

piece a, the loop I), and the scarf portion 0. In one form theneck-piece is constructed to be worn with a turn-down collar, and itconsists of a stiff piece shaped to fit the curvature of the neck at thefront, resembling generally the curved back piece of a butterflybow or amade-up bow-knot. Such part is usually made by cutting a strip ofcardboard or similarly stiff material to the required outline andcovering it with a piece of the same fabric as the scarf. In anotherform the neck-piece is adapted to secure the tie in place on the wearerwith a standing collar, and for that purpose the neck-piece consists ofa strap a of proper length to pass around the neck on the outside of thecollar like the strap usually provided on a Teck tie or a readymadebow-knot. On the front of this part is fixed the loop b, which issimilarly composed of a stiff frame or foundation covered with thefabric and is open at both ends. At the junction of the parts a and b,where the top of the loop joins the frame, the scarf portion 0 isattached by one end, so as to leave the body or main portion unattachedand free to be inserted in and drawn through the loop I). The fabricemployed for this part 0 should be of soft and flexible quality to formgraceful folds, as well as to be drawn easily through the loop. Itshould be of proper width also to produce or form the scarf when it isbrought over the loop and gathered in folds, as shown in Fig. 1, and itmay be lined for the whole or a portion to give desirable stiffness atportions of the scarf when it is made of very light or thin fabric. Thislining or stifiening is usually provided at the upper portion, where thescarf is gathered in folds or plaits. As thus produced, it will be seenthat the article is changed from one style of scarf or tie by insertingthe unattached end of the scarf p0rtion in the top end of the loop anddrawing the same downward through the loop until the part attached tothe frame above the loop stands in folds outside the loop. By thisadjustment the article forms the tie illustrated in Fig. 2. When theother style of tie is desired, the part c is drawn out of the loop andbrought over in loose folds, forming what is commonly known as a puff.In that position the loop is concealed and also constitutes a foundationor filling that tends to keep the puff in shape.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A combination-tie comprising a neckpiece adapted to secure the tie inplace on the wearer, a loop on the neck-piece and-a scarf portionattached to the neck-piece and adaptnames in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

LOUIS SAMTER. SAMUEL L. SAMTER. HENRY PINNER.

Witnesses to the signatures of Louis Samter and Henry Pinner:

HARRY J. LASK, EDW'ARD E. OSBORN.

Witnesses to the signature of SL. Samter:

E. L. WELHART, W. E. JOHNSON.

